Batten nail



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,681

- L. F. BONALY BATTEN NAIL Filed March 16, 1925 l llfaesa." I Louis 2 3 71612 one side or the outer Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES OFFICE. I

PATENT LOUIS F. BONALY, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

BATTEN NAIL.

Application filed March 16, 1925. SeriaI No. 15,830.

of Leavenworth, county of Leavenworth,

State of Kansas,'have invented a certain new and useful Improvement n Batten Nails, of which the following 1s a complete specification.

This invention relates to nails or like fastening devices, and for its principal object aims to provide an improved batten nail of a character adapted to produce a more effectual fastening means for 'securing battens to a building construction.

Accordingly, I have devised an improved device of this character in which the body portion ofthe nail is adapted to embrace face of the batten, where it is provided with a prong or nail element designed to be embedded in the outer face of the batten, said body portion being further provided with one or more nail elements designed for thepurpose of securing the batten to thebuilding structure.

' Incidentally, the body portion of the nail is also provided with one or more shoulders to provide driving'heads for the nail elements which secure the device to the building structure.

It is also sought to provide a simple and practical device, of a character which willbe economical and inexpensive to manufacture, by virtue of 1ts be1ng adapted for manufacture 1n large quantitles from wire or a other suitable strip material.

With the foregoing general objects in View, the invention will now be described by reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating certain forms of construction adapted to embody the proposed improvements, as well as the method of applying the same, after which those features deemed to be novel will be particularly set forth and claimed.

In the drawing n Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a I portion of a building construction making use of batten strips, and having the latter secured in place by means of batten nails constructed in accordance with the present invention; A

Figure 2 is a detailed view of one of the batten nails; 1

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, illustrating a modified form of nail.

Referring now to the drawing in detail,

building structure.

. der portions 15 are this illustrates the proposed improved derice as employed for the purpose of securing batten'members 6 to seal or close up the cracks or openings 7 between the siding members 8 of a building structure, towhich the batten members are ordinarily secured by means of nails or equivalent fastening elements of the single prong type. The objection usually made to the character of the fastening connection thus made is that the nails have a tendency to split or crack or otherwise damage the batten strip, or fail to make a tight connection between the batten and siding members on account ofthe nails not being properly embedded or seated in the building members where they may enter a crack-or other opening, and, further, on account of the difiiculty' in not always being able to match up or secure the batten members in true or exact position over the openings between the edges of adjoining siding members.

In the present construction, I provide a batten nail of the form illustrated and comprising a body portion 10 shaped to follow the transverse contour of the outer face of the batten members 6 which, in the form illustrated in the Figure 1, assumes a double ogec contour, and the intermediate point of this body portion 10 is provided with an member from its outer face, asillustrated in Figures 1 and 3; The form of the device shown in Figure 3 simplyvaries from that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in that the body portion 10 batten 6 of rectangular crosssection.

The ends of the body portion 10, or 10, are both provided with nail elements .14 of suitable length to be driven into and embedded in the siding members 8, and, if desired, these may be of a length to extend entirely through the siding members in order to be clinched on the interior of the portion 10 or 10, of the nail, suitable shoulprovided to act. as drivnail elements 14, in the nails into batten-securing ing heads for the application of the position.

It will thus be seen that I have devised is shaped to conform to a' At the ends of the body 1 a practical and efficient batten nail, the advantages of which will be at once apparent from the manner in which it embraces the batten member and secures the same to the building structure at both sides of the seam or crack 7. In the assembly of the parts, an advantage is .gained from the outstart by virtue of the fact that one of the nails may be first positioned and partly driven to present the nail element 12 directly over the seam or crack 7 whereupon the end of the batten member 6 may be inserted and thus correctly positioned with reference to the opening between the siding members 8 before the first batten nail is driven entirely into place and before the remaining nails are driven in place. The nail element 12 may of course be of any desired or required length to suit conditions, and the function of this element 12 is to prevent any longitudinal creeping movement of the batten member. The provision of the shoulders 15 facilitates the proper driving ofthe batten nails into lace, which driving operation is accomplis ied without any difficulty whatever, the drivin force being first applied to one of the s oulders and then the other, alternately. After the series of nails have been applied the entire length of the batten member, it is obvious that this member is held snugly in position its entire length on account of the nails embracing the batten member at the different points entirely across the same, and even if there should be any cracking or splitting of the batten due to the nail element 12, it is never:

thelessapparent that the body portions of the .nails serve, by embracing the entire transverse contour of the batten member, to maintain'any such cracks or split ortions practically closed, so that the efficiency of the batten member as a means for sealing the openingsor cracks 7 is not a preciably diminished. Since so many buiiding constructions now make use of rubberoid or equivalent weatherproof sheeting material, the application of batten members has wide use, and when used in connection with nails named nail elements.

of the improved type herein described, the weatherproof conditions thereby attained are not only increased as to efiiciency, but the appearance of the finished construction is likewise improved.-

It will also be'clear that the im roved type of batten nail may be made eit er of wire, or.other inexpensive strip material, from which the improved nail may be made of continuous or one-piece construction, and economically manufactured in considerable quantities. While I have illustrated what I now regard as the preferred form of manufacture, I desire to reserve the right to make such changes as may fairly fall within the S00 e of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1 1. A batten nail comprising a body portion adapted to embrace the outer face of the batten member and carrying a prong or nail element for embedment in sand outer face of the batten member, said body portion terminatin at both ends in nail elements for securing the batten member to a building structure,.a nd the end portions of said body portion also being formed with shoulders providing heads for said lastnamed nail elements.

2. A batten rail comprising a one-piece continuous strip of metal sha ed to provide a body portion adapted to,em race the outer face of the batten member and carrying a prong or nail element for embedment in said outer face of the batten member, said body portion terminating at both ends in nail elements for securing the batten member to a building structure, and the end portions of said body ortion being formed with shoulders providing heads for said. last- In witness whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

LOUIS F; BONALY. 

